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PORTER, Lieut. Whitworth.
Mrs Porter.
Views of the Island of Dominica.
A charming set of views of Dominica, probably, according to Abbey, published for private circulation. The plates include views of Roseau, Government House, Prince Rupert's Bay and Morne Daniole. In his dedication to Colonel MacDonald, the Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica, Porter shows the purpose of his sketches to be to convey the 'beauty and grandeur' of the island, and to select 'the most familiar' views, 'considered the most likely to be interesting to the inhabitants.' (Abbey, Travel, 695.)
- Published
- n.p. 1849.
- References
- Abbey Travel II 695; Sabin 64193; Cundall, W.I. 179; Bobins 23.
- Plates
- 11
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- n.p. 1849.
- Ref
- 5374
Small folio, title, dedication, 11 hand-coloured tinted lithographed plates, original publisher's blue printed wrappers, housed in a modern maroon cloth slipcase with orange title label to upper cover, lettered in gilt to spine. "A charming set of views of Dominica, probably for private circulation" (Abbey). Coloured plates in order: 1. Roseau from the sea (double page). 2. The Savannah. 3. Government House from the ruins of Old Government House. 4. Morne Bruce from the Magazine Battery. 5. Point Michell and Scott's Head, from the Magazine Battery. 6. The Roseau Valley from the Hospital, Morne Bruce. 7. Roseau and Point Michell from Morne Bruce. 8. Morne Daniole from King's Hill. 9. Rodney's Rock. 10. The Layeau Valley from the sea. 11. Prince Rupert's Bay.
